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Accession 05-055

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Public Programs/Curatorial Division

Curatorial Records, 1974-1997

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Public Programs/Curatorial Division
Title:Curatorial Records
Dates:1974-1997
Quantity:1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
Collection:Accession 05-055
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records document the curatorial activities of Frank Gettings, Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, loan agreements, research notes, and exhibition catalogues. For related materials please see Accession 03-043.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records that document the curatorial activities of Frank Gettings, Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, loan agreements, research notes, and exhibition catalogues. For related materials see Accession 03-043.

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This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-055, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Public Programs/Curatorial Division, Curatorial Records

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Container List

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Correspondence

Correspondence, 1974-1997

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Subject Files

DIRECTIONS: Saint Clair Cemin Sculpture, October 16, 1991-January 19, 1992

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Ken Campbell, 1989-1990

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Photo Survey Project, 1991

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Walter Pichler, 1989

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E. E. Cummings, 1976

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Artist biographies, bibliographies, and lists, 1990-1994

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Exhibition catalogues

Raphael Soyer: Sixty-five Years of Printmaking, August 5-October 3, 1982

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Box 2

Drawings, 1974-1984, March 15-May 13, 1984

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Selections from the Collection of Marion and Gustave Ring, October 17, 1985-January 12, 1986

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George Grosz, September 13, 1978-January 14, 1979

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Expressiv: Central European Art since 1960, February 18, 1988-April 17, 1988

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Stephan Balkenhol: Sculptures and Drawings, October 19, 1995-January 15, 1996

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Artists, Authors, and Others: Drawings by David Levine, March 4-June 6, 1976

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The Thomas Eakins Collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, May 24-September 5, 1977

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Richard Lindner: Paintings and Watercolors, 1948-1977, October 17, 1996-January 12, 1997

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Probing the Earth: Contemporary Land Projects, October 27, 1977-January 2, 1978

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Oscar Bluemner: The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection, November 14, 1979-March 2, 1980

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David Smith, Painter, Sculptor, Draftsman, November 4, 1982-January 2, 1983

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Directions, 1986, February 6-March 30, 1986

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The Fifties, Aspects of Painting in New York, May 22-September 21, 1980

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Chuck Close, October 15, 1998-January 10, 1999

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Representation Abroad, June 5-September 2, 1985

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Eva Hesse: A Retrospective, October 15, 1992-January 10, 1993

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John Covert, 1882-1960, September 16-November 14, 1976

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E. E. Cummings: The Poet as Artist, December 2, 1976-February 6, 1977

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Content: A Contemporary Focus, 1974-1984, October 4, 1984-January 6, 1985

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Culture and Commentary: An Eighties Perspective, February 8-May 6, 1990

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Alberto Giacometti, 1901-1966, September 15-November 13, 1988

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Roger Brown, August 13-October 18, 1987

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Dreams and Nightmares: Utopian Visions in Modern Art, December 8, 1983-February 12, 1984

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The Hirshhorn Collects: Recent Acquisitions, 1992-1996, June 4-September 7, 1997

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Willem de Kooning: From the Hirshhorn Museum Collection, October 21, 1993-January 9, 1994

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Different Drummers, May 12-August 14, 1988

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